Lincoln vs Rocklin

A side-by-side comparison of Lincoln and Rocklin: population, income, housing, and more.

Lincoln and Rocklin are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rocklin has the higher population (72,340 vs 51,629 in Lincoln). Rocklin has the higher median household income ($120,916 vs $108,108 in Lincoln). Rocklin has the higher median home value ($673,300 vs $628,500 in Lincoln).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln	Rocklin
Population	51,629	72,340
Median age	43.7 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$108,108	$120,916
Median home value	$628,500	$673,300
Median gross rent	$2,081	$2,178
Housing units	20,102	26,434
Homeownership rate	83.5%	68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.4%	48.5%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln	Rocklin
Population	47,388 → 51,629 (+8.9%)	64,835 → 72,340 (+11.6%)
Median household income	$88,734 → $108,108 (+21.8%)	$98,566 → $120,916 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$447,600 → $628,500 (+40.4%)	$481,900 → $673,300 (+39.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,819 → $2,081 (+14.4%)	$1,675 → $2,178 (+30.0%)

Lincoln

Population

47,38851,629

Median household income

$88,734$108,108

Median home value

$447,600$628,500

Median gross rent

$1,819$2,081

Rocklin

Population

64,83572,340

Median household income

$98,566$120,916

Median home value

$481,900$673,300

Median gross rent

$1,675$2,178

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln	Rocklin
Under 5	5.4%	5.7%
5 to 17	18.7%	19.5%
18 to 24	5.4%	9.3%
25 to 34	9.3%	10.5%
35 to 44	12.9%	15.6%
45 to 54	11.6%	13.8%
55 to 64	9.5%	11.2%
65 to 74	12.5%	8.3%
75 and over	14.6%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln	Rocklin
White (non-Hispanic)	65.1%	64.2%
Black or African American	1.5%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	7.2%	10.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	1.0%
Two or more races	6.4%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	19.0%	14.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln	Rocklin
No high school diploma	6.0%	3.7%
High school graduate	17.6%	14.8%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	24.3%	31.6%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	16.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln	Rocklin
Drove alone	72.6%	69.0%
Carpooled	5.8%	5.9%
Public transit	0.6%	0.8%
Walked	0.6%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.3%
Worked from home	18.4%	21.7%
Other means	1.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln	Rocklin
1-unit, detached	91.5%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	10.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln	Rocklin
Poverty rate	7.7%	5.1%
Average household size	2.64	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	2004	1998